Roof-flashing.



H. K. ULRICH & B. T. CUBINE.`

ROOF FLASHING.

APPLIUATION FILED DB0. 7, 190s.

Patented May` 18, 1909.

and which UNITED STAT- ns Partnr orrrcr..

K. ULRICH AND BURT T. CUISINE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

Y Boor-FLASHING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

ITo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY K. ILmcn and BURT T. Gummi, citizens of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Roof-Flashing, of which the fo lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to roof-fiashings and has for its object to produce a device of this character capable of use .on a flat roof or a roof pitched at any angle, which will reliably prevent water penetrating the roof around the pipe equipped with the flashing wi accommodate itself without injur to settling of such pi )e or roof.

A rther object is to pro uce a roof-{1ashing which can be easily and quickly secured in operative position and is ofvsimple, strong, durable and chea construction.

VV'th these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and Y organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawin in which:

` igure l, is a vertical section of a pitched roof and vent-pipe equipped with a roofflashing embodying our invention and also shown in vertical section. JFig. 2, issimilar view showing the flashing positioned to ac` commodate a flat roof. Fig. 3, is an inverted lan view of the upper member of the flas ing. Fig. 4, is a top plan view of the roof-flashing.

In the said drawing where like reference characters identify corresponding parts, 1 indicates a art of a roof equipped with shingles 2, an 3 is a vent-pipe extending up through the roof.

The fiashing consists of an'upper or capmember suspended from the top of the ventpipe, and a lower member encircling said pipe and secured to the roof at-its lower end and projecting upwardlyT into the ca #member and bearing a universally-adjustable relation with the ca -member so that the flashing shall be ca able of use on a horizontal roof or a pitphe roof.

The up er or cap-member consists of a cylindrica portion 4 of considerably greater diameter than and concentrically surrounding the vent-pipe and provided at its lower end 0r edge with an internally and preferably upwardly-sloped circular fiange 5 which,

internally-measured, 'considerably exceeds the diameter of the vent pipe. The portion 4 and its fiange 5fare preferably of stiff sheet metal.

6 indicates the to -portion of the cap the same being preferab y o'f lead or other flexible metal and tapering upwardly and inwardly and terminating in an upwardly projecting cylindrical portion 7 snugly embracing the upper end of the vent pipe and terminating in a circular inturned downwardly-opening hook-portion 8, hooked on the upper end of the p1 e. By this arrangement it will be Seen tlliat it is impossible for Water to pass down between the vent pipe and said upper or cap-member.

The lower member which is preferably of sheet metal, consists of an upwardly-tapering hollow body-portion 9 provided at its lower end with an outturned fiat fiange 10. Y

' cylindrical neck-portion 11 which extends up through the opening formed by flange 5 and into the portion 4 of the cap-member,

the upper end of the neck-portion 11 termihating in an outturned flange 12 which bears such relation to flange 5 that it is impossible for the cap-member to be withdrawn from engagement with the lower member, though the latter by reason of its equipment with the cylindrical neck-portion 11 is capable of assuming different angular relations with respect to the cap-member, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2.

By reference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the shingles prevent rain water or water from melted snow, from penetrating between the fiashing and the roof and thus entering the building, and that'the-cap-member effectually guards against the passage of water down the outer side of the vent pipe. If the building settles independently of the vent pipe and thereby causes fiange 12 to pull heavily downward on flan e 5, the portions l6 and 7 of the cap-mem er will tend to straighten or come into alinement and thus accommodate the settling of the building without disrupting or injuring the flashing.

the access of water to the outer side of the pipe. It will thus be Seen that this ilashing not only accommodates itself to roofs of varying pitches and styles but also adapts itself to independentsettling of the roof or pipe so that it is impossible for Water to leak through the roof around the pipe, and it will be apparent that the device is susceptible of mod cation in its form, proportion7 detail construction 'and arrangement without departing from thespirit and scope or sacrilicing'any of the advantages of the appended claims. Having thus described the invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is-z- A 1. In a roof-flashing, a lower member comprising an upwardly-tapering body-portion provided with a flange at its lower end and terminating at its upper end in a cylindrical neck equipped at its upper end with an outwardly-pro3ecting flange, and a cap-member com rising a cylindrical portion receiving the anged end ofthe said neck and provided- I at its lower end with an inwardly-projecting flange underlying the said flange of the lneck and at its upper end with a flange terminat- I ing 1n an inturned and downwardly-opening circular hook-portion of smaller diameter thanthe neckortion of the lower member.

2. In a roofashing, a lower member comprising an upwardly-tapering body equipped at its lower end with a flat flange and terminating at its upper end in a cylindrical neck having. an outwardly-projecting circular lange at its upper end lying in a plane convergingy upward with respect to said flat flange, anda cap-member comprising a cyend with 'a liudrical portion receiving the llanged end of the said neck and provided at its lower end with an internal circular llange underlying thevsaid flan e of the neck and4 at its upper exible upwardly-tapering portion and aflexible cylindrical portion extending upwardly from the upper end of the 3. In a roof-hashing, a cap-member comrising a cylindrical portion equipped at its ower end with an upwardl -tapering flexible portion and with a ilexib e cylindrical portion extending upward from the upper end of the tapering portion and with'an inturned downwardly-opening circular hook at the upper end of the said flexible cylindrical portion.

4. In a roof-flashing, `a' member consisting of an upwardly-tapering body-portion provided with an outturned flat flange at its lower end and with a cylindrical neck at its upper end and with an outturned circular flange at the upper end of said neck.

5. The combination with a roof and a vent pipe projecting upwardly therethrough, of a roof-flashing comprising a lower member encircling the vent pipe and consisting of an circular hook-portion fitting over the upper end of the vent pi e.

In testimony w ereof we affix our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY l. ULRICH.

BURT T. UU'BINE.

Witnesses:

H. C. Ronenns, G. Y. THoRPE. 

